Titanium and Titanium Alloys for Biomedical and Industry

Applications

National Institute of Research and Development for Precision

Mechanics

Good morning.

Thank you for your kind invitation.

Because our international conference is called “The 6th Workshop on European Scientific and Industrial Collaboration on promoting Advanced Technologies in Manufacturing” I would like to present you an specifically new technology in manufacturing.

This technology is relatively new (’90-2000 generation) but specifically for titanium is a top technology.

Titanium Ti64 is a pre-alloyed Ti6AlV4 alloy in fine powder form. This well-known light alloyis characterized by having excellent mechanical properties and corrosion resistancecombined with low specific weight and biocompatibility.

The ELI (extra-low interstitial) versionhas particularly low levels of impurities

This material is ideal for many high-performance engineering applications, for example in aerospace and motor racing, and also for the production of biomedical implants.

Parts built in Titanium Ti64 fulfil the requirements of ASTM F1472 (for Ti6Al4V) and ASTM F136 (for Ti6Al4V ELI) regarding maximum concentration of impurities.

Standard processing parameters use full melting of the entire geometry.

Parts built from TitaniumTi64 can be machined, spark-eroded, welded, micro shot-peened, polished and coated if required.

Unexposed powder can be reused.

Typical applications:

- direct manufacture of functional prototypes, small series products, individualised products or spare parts;

- parts requiring a combination of high mechanical properties and low specific weight, e.g.

structural and engine components for aerospace and motor racing applications, etc.

- biomedical implant

We believe orthopedics will emerge as the single most

promising source of future investor returns in healthcare, given

the confluence of demographics, technology and global

expansion. While other healthcare sectors such as cardiovascular

devices, cancer or biotech may have been more lucrative in the

past, what the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons

(AAOS) calls the "Decade of Orthopedics" provides the best

opportunity for future investor profits in healthcare.

A number of elements will create this opportunity for the next ten years:

•Increased life expectancies, which is a powerful demand driver that uniquely favors orthopedic devices.

•Technological innovation, which will change the entire complexion of the industry.

•Attractive industry economics and profitability. •Combined, these elements will cause the industry to grow

more than twofold, from $30 billion per year to $65 billion in the coming decade, resulting in as much as $40 billion of potential investor profits.

This combination of factors supports sustained, attractive industry valuations.

THANK YOU.